State Park · Oregon, United States
Rooster Rock State Park
Rooster Rock State Park is a state park in Oregon, United States.
Photo: Chris Light via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Portland/Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45.5446° N, 122.2360° W |
| Managed by | Oregon state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Rooster Rock State Park
Rooster Rock State Park is a state park located east of Corbett, in the U.S. state of Oregon. One of the features of the park is Rooster Rock, a column of basalt forming a natural obelisk, which stands near the south side of the Columbia River Gorge, in the lee of Crown Point. The park is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The monolith was mentioned in the journal of the explorers Lewis and Clark as their camping place on November 2, 1805. The name is phallic in origin, specifically, the column's original name was "Cock Rock". The Chinook word for the rock was iwash, referring to penis.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
What to do
Airports near this park
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- Portland International Airport (PDX) · Portland, United States · 17.8 miles away
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) · Seattle, United States · 131.6 miles away
Parks nearby
Guy W. Talbot State Park
George W. Joseph State Natural Area (accessible from Guy W. Talbot State Park)
Reed Island State Park
Benson State Recreation Area
Dabney State Recreation Area
Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site
More parks in Oregon
Frequently asked questions
Where is Rooster Rock State Park?
Rooster Rock State Park is in Oregon, United States (45.5446° N, 122.2360° W).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oregon_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Oregon state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster_Rock_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).